Personally, I'm a pretty big Dune fan but this just looks messed up.
The spice is supposed to give the Fremen "blue within blue" eyes...perhaps it just a budget thing but it just looked like they just hired the "Aryan Nation Acting Troupe".
The attire: This is a planet where the Terran Sahara desert would be considered a water-rich oasis. The images portray people running around in Xena-esque garb, which is wrong. Could someone point out one of the images where someone is wearing a stilsuit? To make it worse, one of the images has Paul bare-chested! Talk about that sacrilege of water wasting! (Ok, they could be inside one of the water-tight fremen shelters but still! The suit is an important symbol in the Fremen culture.) No stilsuits and some of them are wearing heavy, cumbersome clothing.
Blades: Traditional Fremen daggers are made from the teeth of sandworms, if I remember correctly. So perhaps Gurney was wielding an off-world weapon?
Fremen: I know looks can be deceiving but these people need to look somewhat like desert hardened survivalists. Supposedly they can take out the Padishah Emperor's Sardukar terror troops. I don't see that here.
All I see is series that may do a few cross-overs with the Hercules-Xena series and all the good guys do flips and acrobatics to take out the bad guys in a non-lethal (and comedic) manner. The fremen are killers, pure and simple. Nothing too personal, its just a basic fact of survival. Even children are taught how to kill at an early age. The survivor of a dagger duel dessicates the loser and keeps the water. The survivor also gains all possessions and marital ties of the loser. I wonder if that will come into play in this series as well?
I hate to be pessimistic but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and try to watch it if it shows in my area. If they butcher either genre (movie or book) I'll be one who won't watch it again.
I could care less about Britney or Disney or even their relationship. I thought I made that clear at the beginning of my post...sorry. The point isn't that Britney's got a bad(or good) thing going.
The previous post's claim was "don't support the RIAA by buying a CD, go see them in concert instead." My statement merely said that on occasion even the concerts subsidize the RIAA. If someone intends to financially boycott the RIAA or some corporate entity, that person should be fully aware of all the monetary outlets of that organization.
Do I account for every cent that leaves my hand? Yes, I try to. You make it sound like conscious consuming is a bad and crazy thing.
I don't see what the problem is. I'm from northern Minnesota (not too far from Fertile, MN) and one of the more appealing colleges in the area is Moorhead State University. Moorhead, MN, is across the river from Fargo, ND, for those of you who aren't aware of this.
The funny thing about this is that if you want to drive from Fertile to Moorhead, you go through Climax, MN.
There's even an urban legend about a woman who got into a car accident and died in Climax on her way down. (pardon the pun) Allegedly, the headline was, "Fertile woman dies in Climax on her way to Moorhead."
If you don't want to go to college in Moorhead, you can always go to BSU (Bemidji State U.), home of the Beavers.
So I don't see what the big deal is about...so waht if it gets a few snickers? It's not the end of the world.
Just think about it, how can you increase the amount of money people spend to register domain names?
You could increase the cost of a domain name but there's now competition so prices should stay as low as possible to remain competitive.
The other would be to increase the number of domain names a person would want to buy.
Now, instead of MS needing to buy up.com,.net &.org, they'll feel the corporate need to get.sucks,.blows,.xxx,.sex,.etc! Suddenly, there's a *lot* more domains that these people will be buying just for preventative purposes, etc.
Wouldn't this be considered an action against some of the agendas of the WTO? I was under the impression that the WTO considered this type of action an unfair trade policy.
I wonder what type of action Sony will take against eBay? I'm guessing that there will be auctions as soon as they become available in Japan and if the price isn't too high, I'll even bid on them.
Its like the few weeks before Christmas. I remember people going out there buying Furbies and then selling (scalping) them on eBay.
The demand is there, or here...depending on how you look at it and the supply is in Japan.
I wonder though, would the "American" stuff work on a Japanese box once the PSX2 games arrived here?
Isn't Ticketmaster affiliated with the RIAA in some way?
I'm just wondering how much, if any, the "big media" companies get from concerts?
Excusing the fact that I'm discussing "musical talent" that I don't care for but take, for example, Britney Spears or that all-boy group, LipSync (I think that's right...I don't watch Mtv anymore). Now, Britney used to be a cheerful little mouseketeer and so did one of the LipSync'ers. When flipping past the Disney channel on my way to Sci-Fi, I see them, quite often, playing their concerts. Disney is a really powerful media corporation...after all, they control ABC. Who says that these "musical talents" weren't generated by Disney? That Mickey doesn't have his little fingers deep into this industry? They don't publicly announce that, I'll admit...but they don't exactly annouce that they fund studios in the adult entertainment industry either.
Well, I suppose I should apologize for the rant and the FUD, since I can't substantiate my suspicions with cold, hard facts but be wary of how you support artists. Things aren't always what they seem.
I remember the biggest peeve was when I referred to the state as "Or-a-gone." All the scowling faces...*shudder* Then I was told its pronounced more like "organ" with a slight "eh" in there somewhere.
Your moral principle is that "You shouldn't impose your moral principles on other people." But don't you see - imposing that moral principle on others is totally hypocritical!!
Yes, it is a nice little catch-22, isn't it? How about the moral, "I don't intend to impose morals upon other people (excluding my children up to the age of adulthood;) but I do intend to make it important that no one else inflict their morals on me."
The trick is that people try to find a common ground on what is acceptable behavior. It used to be commonly acceptable to kill people for fun. (Everyone, that is, that was under that moral condition.) That isn't necessarily true these days. Bummer, with all the overpopulation and everything. >;)
That would have to be the military/NSA networks? (MILnet as someone else posted) Since no generic person really has access to those networks...
Personally, I would prefer these areas to be more analogous to the different parks within Disneyland, no corporate ties intended. Instead of 1/2 - 1 hour waits for rides, it would be 1/2-1 hour downloads/reloads for files & pages.
"I also felt that publishing/giving credence to these arguments *because* they are made by a childrens class is ridiculous and should have no place in our politics."
Yeah, I agree with that sentiment. I wish all issue came with the full information but that doesn't seem to happen a whole lot.
Just like making an argument credible by saying its *for the children* or *we need to stop bad people*.
They should come with the tag, .
Of course, none of my history classes in school contained any of the details on the massacres of Native Americans that took place to form this great nation. Only massacre I recall off the top of my head is Little Big Horn.
Its always best to see both sides of the coin before you flip it. -Vel
Me mad/ticked? Hehehe, nope. ChristTrekker knows how easy it is to get me mad. He was an awful college roommate! *poke* ;) (for everyone who didn't catch that, I was being sarcastic on the 'awful' part)
I'm try to respond to the two replies I got here. Its good to see that people still read the Bible. And anyone who hasn't...I strongly reccommend it. At the very minimum, its a compilation of some very good stories.
Do I want to wait until I see him in person? Yep. Jesus (for me, at least) is someone worth waiting for. Even if he doesn't exist, I'll still wait. That doesn't mean until then I'll take a Faustian lifestyle of wine, women and vice. Its tempting but that's it (for me). But I'm not one to go "Oh Lord, look at how I worship you and brag how great you are and how I know you're the One True Path and how everyone who believes differently is foolish and misguided. I also know that you put science there to test our faith..." (Ok, I'll admit...you're probably not like that either and I do like to exaggerate a little.:)
But the fact is, I do take to heart the fundamental teachings Jesus brought to the world and I do my best to adhere to them and the 10 commandments. If you want, you can consider that worship. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. I do know that my definition of worship(for me) is not to be put on some high pedestal with people going "I'm not worthy!" but rather, that people genuinely listen to my advice when I give it and take it to heart....at least to the point of evaluation. I always guessed that Jesus would kinda be the same way. Of course, it could be a twist of irony for Jesus to really be alive and then on judgement day wipe out everyone except for the ones that sat there kissin' his ass. (Pardon the crudeness.)
The thing that I always enjoy is the fact that if the whole Christianity hoopla is real and not some reason to keep monarchial rule an unquestionable government, we get to see Jesus and all that good stuff. Even if he smiles and says, "I believe you're taking the escalator down, my son." Won't atheists feel dumb. And if there is no afterlife? No one's gonna be laughing at you anyway...you'll be worm food.
Perhaps he's speaking to you through me...*knock knock* And perhaps not. Who knows, I can't verify that I'm God's messenger. I just know that I'm speaking what I honestly believe to be my Truth. Its your privilege to take it for whatever you feel its worth and as long as you do think about it (instead of blindly disregarding/accepting it) you do me honor. Simple as that.:)
That goes for anyone reading this as well...sorry for the rant.
I would imagine its not too dissimilar from a computer hard drive.
A) You have have it spinning constantly, giving you an improved speed on the return of information. Downside: Shortens life span of said drive, burns more energy and can begin to make scary grinding noises.:)
B) You can keep you hard drive in the occasional "sleep mode" by spinning it down when not needed or at least after a determined time where it isn't being accessed. This can save on energy, drive life span, and less grindy noises down the road. Downside: Data access takes a bit once you have to wake it up. You also finding it inadvertantly dozing on you once in a while. (Mine does while playing Diablo...arg!:(
Basically, everyone has a happy middle ground somewhere in there between A & B.
Ok...so I could be off. My brain's spinning down now anyway. Its a Friday!:)
"This makes the assumption that the religious or spiritual part of a person's life is (or can be) compartmentalized. If so, it would be a hollow and useless spirituality! My walk with Christ permeates my entire life, from the way I read the newspapers (yes, I handle dead trees) to the way I design software, from the time I awake to the time I go to sleep. A person's faith influences their fundamental view on reality. It's impossible for me to take my faith out of any involvement I have in politics, education, and technology!"
Then you would understand when I kindly ask you to keep your religion from permeating my life.
"How do you know the person doesn't want to hear the preaching unless you try? The topic must be brought up before you can know."
...and once you realize that they don't want to hear the preaching you can have them tortured and killed. Oh, oops...wrong century there.:D (or at least I hope so...)
I'll back up CT here (not to be confused with CmdrTaco) and suggest its just like preaching the option of Linux to a person. How do you know a person doesn't want to be a Linux user until you make 'em try? For all we know, they could be perfectly happy in a blissful state of ignorance using Macs(or MS/whatever) when they could be in one using Linux.
Of course, I'm one who's perfectly happy with my own beliefs and if there are any problems between Jesus and I, he can tell me in person. Kind of a crude reasoning, I know...but I figure he loves me enough that he'd take a little time out of his busy schedule to do it himself so it could be done right. And I'd assume it'd be more of a message than just "RTFM!!!"
-Vel
Disclaimer: Before you choose to moderate this as "Troll" or "Flamebait" please take an enlightening course in "Sarcasm, Biting."
Do not forget about the Skraelings (native people) who allegedly drove them back to their longboats. I have a Norwegian family and I know what mood *I* get into when they've outdid their stay.
Ok, this is nuts talking about the "farmer vs. rainforest" like this.
Truth about slash-n-burn is that they take a chunk of rainforest, burn it, and convert it into short-term farmland. The soil it very fertile because it is pristine/untouched and has a lot of biological decomposition invested in it over the millenia. Humans come along and strip it of its nutrients. That's right, not merely converting it to farmland but they utilize very poor land stewardship to strip the soil of its fertility. Similar to paving it over with a parking lot.
This causes a nasty side-effect: The farmland becomes poor so in order to keep up productivity they need to move on to a new patch of ground.
So, the whole "We shouldn't protect the rainforest because it hurts farmers" isn't really valid. Its similar to wanting to take away someone's rights because you're "protecting the children."
The real thing that needs to be done is education. On all sides.
-Vel
"Only when all the rivers are poison, only when all the land is barren, only when all birds and deer are gone....only then, will man realize that money cannot be eaten." -Native American teaching
I know that they have a licensed the CSS stuff, assuming that this story is true (salt taken), what are the chances of them producing a DVD player for Linux?
Is it paranoid to think that if they produced one (closed source, of course) that it could be detrimental to the DeCSS case? After all, there would now exist a DVD player for the community and all those claims about "we just wanted to play DVDs on Linux" may not be as important anymore. Especially when they could play on that bitterness that exists in this community towards MS. Wouldn't that be ironic? "Well, you said all you wanted was to play your DVDs on Linux so here is the software player from Microsoft! Use it to your heart's content and don't forget the click-thru agreement!"
Of course, I know that not everyone here is an MS basher. But for a lot of people, being presented this type of option is one heck of a pride swallower.
Disclaimer: This is pure speculation at best mixed with a little FUD. But it is an idea to kick around, snicker at, or even come up with a good list of reasons why it would never happen.
Its nice to know that people like this are living in Minnesota. Call me crazy (as many do:) but I feel that Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul more precisely) will grow into a very influential hub for IT and OSS. Admittedly, temps smaller than the # of inches in snow isn't exactly an appealing place to live as opposed to Sunny southern California but there are a few good points. Besides, the cold weather just removes another distraction so we can better concentrate on coding.
1) Plenty of room for growth. 2) Decent cost of living. 3) Great environment for education and learning. 3) Scandinavian friendly. (hint hint, Linus...;) 4) Plenty of beaches. (10,000 lakes...go figure) 5) We're centrally located with acceptable flytime to east/west coast and driving distance to Chicago/Geek compound. 6) We get along well with Canadians. (who doesn't) 7) Quickly growing IT resources/careers in the state. 8) A governor who says what he means and means what he says. (Like Jim said..."Save us!";) 9) Birthplace of Mystery Science Theater!
Of course, one way to agitate a *lot* of Minnesotans would be to wrongfully lock up a 16-year old Norwegian as a corporate scapegoat.;)
I was going to post as AC but I guess I can lose a little karma. >;)
-Veldrane
Bug Note: I am submitting this as plain old text and a "less than sign" truncated my post. Grrr....it isn't still looking for tags, is it? I guess the quick hack for that is to just use the preview button.:)
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Personally, I'm a pretty big Dune fan but this just looks messed up.
The spice is supposed to give the Fremen "blue within blue" eyes...perhaps it just a budget thing but it just looked like they just hired the "Aryan Nation Acting Troupe".
The attire: This is a planet where the Terran Sahara desert would be considered a water-rich oasis. The images portray people running around in Xena-esque garb, which is wrong. Could someone point out one of the images where someone is wearing a stilsuit? To make it worse, one of the images has Paul bare-chested! Talk about that sacrilege of water wasting! (Ok, they could be inside one of the water-tight fremen shelters but still! The suit is an important symbol in the Fremen culture.) No stilsuits and some of them are wearing heavy, cumbersome clothing.
Blades: Traditional Fremen daggers are made from the teeth of sandworms, if I remember correctly. So perhaps Gurney was wielding an off-world weapon?
Fremen: I know looks can be deceiving but these people need to look somewhat like desert hardened survivalists. Supposedly they can take out the Padishah Emperor's Sardukar terror troops. I don't see that here.
All I see is series that may do a few cross-overs with the Hercules-Xena series and all the good guys do flips and acrobatics to take out the bad guys in a non-lethal (and comedic) manner. The fremen are killers, pure and simple. Nothing too personal, its just a basic fact of survival. Even children are taught how to kill at an early age. The survivor of a dagger duel dessicates the loser and keeps the water. The survivor also gains all possessions and marital ties of the loser. I wonder if that will come into play in this series as well?
I hate to be pessimistic but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and try to watch it if it shows in my area. If they butcher either genre (movie or book) I'll be one who won't watch it again.
-Vel
Since I purchased my house, my answering machine screens all my calls unless I am specifically expecting a call from someone.
Between that and the plethora of junk mail about getting new home loans, etc. its quite a hassle.
Perhaps soon I can fix that....
:)
-Vel
Apparently you missed the point.
I could care less about Britney or Disney or even their relationship. I thought I made that clear at the beginning of my post...sorry. The point isn't that Britney's got a bad(or good) thing going.
The previous post's claim was "don't support the RIAA by buying a CD, go see them in concert instead." My statement merely said that on occasion even the concerts subsidize the RIAA. If someone intends to financially boycott the RIAA or some corporate entity, that person should be fully aware of all the monetary outlets of that organization.
Do I account for every cent that leaves my hand? Yes, I try to. You make it sound like conscious consuming is a bad and crazy thing.
-Vel
I don't see what the problem is. I'm from northern Minnesota (not too far from Fertile, MN) and one of the more appealing colleges in the area is Moorhead State University. Moorhead, MN, is across the river from Fargo, ND, for those of you who aren't aware of this.
The funny thing about this is that if you want to drive from Fertile to Moorhead, you go through Climax, MN.
There's even an urban legend about a woman who got into a car accident and died in Climax on her way down. (pardon the pun) Allegedly, the headline was, "Fertile woman dies in Climax on her way to Moorhead."
If you don't want to go to college in Moorhead, you can always go to BSU (Bemidji State U.), home of the Beavers.
So I don't see what the big deal is about...so waht if it gets a few snickers? It's not the end of the world.
-Vel
Just think about it, how can you increase the amount of money people spend to register domain names?
.com, .net & .org, they'll feel the corporate need to get .sucks, .blows, .xxx, .sex, .etc! Suddenly, there's a *lot* more domains that these people will be buying just for preventative purposes, etc.
:)
You could increase the cost of a domain name but there's now competition so prices should stay as low as possible to remain competitive.
The other would be to increase the number of domain names a person would want to buy.
Now, instead of MS needing to buy up
Now if that isn't a get rich quick scheme...
-Vel
P.S. Sorry for all the FUD.
Wouldn't this be considered an action against some of the agendas of the WTO? I was under the impression that the WTO considered this type of action an unfair trade policy.
Perhaps someone can clarify this for me...
-vel
I wonder what type of action Sony will take against eBay? I'm guessing that there will be auctions as soon as they become available in Japan and if the price isn't too high, I'll even bid on them.
Its like the few weeks before Christmas. I remember people going out there buying Furbies and then selling (scalping) them on eBay.
The demand is there, or here...depending on how you look at it and the supply is in Japan.
I wonder though, would the "American" stuff work on a Japanese box once the PSX2 games arrived here?
-Vel
Isn't Ticketmaster affiliated with the RIAA in some way?
I'm just wondering how much, if any, the "big media" companies get from concerts?
Excusing the fact that I'm discussing "musical talent" that I don't care for but take, for example, Britney Spears or that all-boy group, LipSync (I think that's right...I don't watch Mtv anymore). Now, Britney used to be a cheerful little mouseketeer and so did one of the LipSync'ers. When flipping past the Disney channel on my way to Sci-Fi, I see them, quite often, playing their concerts. Disney is a really powerful media corporation...after all, they control ABC.
Who says that these "musical talents" weren't generated by Disney? That Mickey doesn't have his little fingers deep into this industry?
They don't publicly announce that, I'll admit...but they don't exactly annouce that they fund studios in the adult entertainment industry either.
Well, I suppose I should apologize for the rant and the FUD, since I can't substantiate my suspicions with cold, hard facts but be wary of how you support artists. Things aren't always what they seem.
-Vel
I'm sorry to be clueless but what is WWJD?
We Want Jesus Dead?
" " Demonized?
Hehehe...kinda funny, actually.
I'm guessing the 'J' stands for Jesus, considering the thread...
-Vel
Perhaps it should come with an "Add to Shopping Cart" button?
:D
-Vel
I remember the biggest peeve was when I referred to the state as "Or-a-gone." All the scowling faces...*shudder*
Then I was told its pronounced more like "organ" with a slight "eh" in there somewhere.
:)
-Vel
Your moral principle is that "You shouldn't impose your moral principles on other people." But don't you see - imposing that moral principle on others is totally hypocritical!!
;) but I do intend to make it important that no one else inflict their morals on me."
Yes, it is a nice little catch-22, isn't it?
How about the moral, "I don't intend to impose morals upon other people (excluding my children up to the age of adulthood
The trick is that people try to find a common ground on what is acceptable behavior. It used to be commonly acceptable to kill people for fun. (Everyone, that is, that was under that moral condition.)
That isn't necessarily true these days. Bummer, with all the overpopulation and everything. >;)
-Vel
That would have to be the military/NSA networks?
(MILnet as someone else posted) Since no generic person really has access to those networks...
Personally, I would prefer these areas to be more analogous to the different parks within Disneyland, no corporate ties intended. Instead of 1/2 - 1 hour waits for rides, it would be 1/2-1 hour downloads/reloads for files & pages.
:)
-Vel
"I also felt that publishing/giving credence to these arguments *because* they are made by a childrens class is ridiculous and should have no place in our politics."
Yeah, I agree with that sentiment. I wish all issue came with the full information but that doesn't seem to happen a whole lot.
Just like making an argument credible by saying its *for the children* or *we need to stop bad people*.
They should come with the tag, .
Of course, none of my history classes in school contained any of the details on the massacres of Native Americans that took place to form this great nation. Only massacre I recall off the top of my head is Little Big Horn.
Its always best to see both sides of the coin before you flip it.
-Vel
Me mad/ticked? Hehehe, nope.
:)
:)
ChristTrekker knows how easy it is to get me mad. He was an awful college roommate! *poke*
;)
(for everyone who didn't catch that, I was being sarcastic on the 'awful' part)
I'm try to respond to the two replies I got here. Its good to see that people still read the Bible. And anyone who hasn't...I strongly reccommend it. At the very minimum, its a compilation of some very good stories.
Do I want to wait until I see him in person? Yep. Jesus (for me, at least) is someone worth waiting for. Even if he doesn't exist, I'll still wait.
That doesn't mean until then I'll take a Faustian lifestyle of wine, women and vice. Its tempting but that's it (for me).
But I'm not one to go "Oh Lord, look at how I worship you and brag how great you are and how I know you're the One True Path and how everyone who believes differently is foolish and misguided. I also know that you put science there to test our faith..."
(Ok, I'll admit...you're probably not like that either and I do like to exaggerate a little.
But the fact is, I do take to heart the fundamental teachings Jesus brought to the world and I do my best to adhere to them and the 10 commandments. If you want, you can consider that worship. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. I do know that my definition of worship(for me) is not to be put on some high pedestal with people going "I'm not worthy!" but rather, that people genuinely listen to my advice when I give it and take it to heart....at least to the point of evaluation. I always guessed that Jesus would kinda be the same way.
Of course, it could be a twist of irony for Jesus to really be alive and then on judgement day wipe out everyone except for the ones that sat there kissin' his ass.
(Pardon the crudeness.)
The thing that I always enjoy is the fact that if the whole Christianity hoopla is real and not some reason to keep monarchial rule an unquestionable government, we get to see Jesus and all that good stuff. Even if he smiles and says, "I believe you're taking the escalator down, my son." Won't atheists feel dumb.
And if there is no afterlife? No one's gonna be laughing at you anyway...you'll be worm food.
Perhaps he's speaking to you through me...*knock knock*
And perhaps not. Who knows, I can't verify that I'm God's messenger. I just know that I'm speaking what I honestly believe to be my Truth. Its your privilege to take it for whatever you feel its worth and as long as you do think about it (instead of blindly disregarding/accepting it) you do me honor. Simple as that.
That goes for anyone reading this as well...sorry for the rant.
-Veldrane
I would imagine its not too dissimilar from a computer hard drive.
:)
:(
:)
A) You have have it spinning constantly, giving you an improved speed on the return of information. Downside: Shortens life span of said drive, burns more energy and can begin to make scary grinding noises.
B) You can keep you hard drive in the occasional "sleep mode" by spinning it down when not needed or at least after a determined time where it isn't being accessed. This can save on energy, drive life span, and less grindy noises down the road. Downside: Data access takes a bit once you have to wake it up. You also finding it inadvertantly dozing on you once in a while. (Mine does while playing Diablo...arg!
Basically, everyone has a happy middle ground somewhere in there between A & B.
Ok...so I could be off. My brain's spinning down now anyway. Its a Friday!
-Vel
"This makes the assumption that the religious or spiritual part of a person's life is (or can be) compartmentalized. If so, it would be a hollow and useless spirituality! My walk with Christ permeates my entire life, from the way I read the newspapers (yes, I handle dead trees) to the way I design software, from the time I awake to the time I go to sleep. A person's faith influences their fundamental view on reality. It's impossible for me to take my faith out of any involvement I have in politics, education, and technology!"
Then you would understand when I kindly ask you to keep your religion from permeating my life.
-Vel
"How do you know the person doesn't want to hear the preaching unless you try? The topic must be brought up before you can know."
:D
...and once you realize that they don't want to hear the preaching you can have them tortured and killed. Oh, oops...wrong century there.
(or at least I hope so...)
I'll back up CT here (not to be confused with CmdrTaco) and suggest its just like preaching the option of Linux to a person. How do you know a person doesn't want to be a Linux user until you make 'em try? For all we know, they could be perfectly happy in a blissful state of ignorance using Macs(or MS/whatever) when they could be in one using Linux.
Of course, I'm one who's perfectly happy with my own beliefs and if there are any problems between Jesus and I, he can tell me in person. Kind of a crude reasoning, I know...but I figure he loves me enough that he'd take a little time out of his busy schedule to do it himself so it could be done right. And I'd assume it'd be more of a message than just "RTFM!!!"
-Vel
Disclaimer: Before you choose to moderate this as "Troll" or "Flamebait" please take an enlightening course in "Sarcasm, Biting."
Do not forget about the Skraelings (native people) who allegedly drove them back to their longboats.
I have a Norwegian family and I know what mood *I* get into when they've outdid their stay.
>;)
-Vel
Ok, this is nuts talking about the "farmer vs. rainforest" like this.
Truth about slash-n-burn is that they take a chunk of rainforest, burn it, and convert it into short-term farmland. The soil it very fertile because it is pristine/untouched and has a lot of biological decomposition invested in it over the millenia.
Humans come along and strip it of its nutrients. That's right, not merely converting it to farmland but they utilize very poor land stewardship to strip the soil of its fertility. Similar to paving it over with a parking lot.
This causes a nasty side-effect: The farmland becomes poor so in order to keep up productivity they need to move on to a new patch of ground.
So, the whole "We shouldn't protect the rainforest because it hurts farmers" isn't really valid. Its similar to wanting to take away someone's rights because you're "protecting the children."
The real thing that needs to be done is education. On all sides.
-Vel
"Only when all the rivers are poison, only when all the land is barren, only when all birds and deer are gone....only then, will man realize that money cannot be eaten." -Native American teaching
Personally, I'm waiting for the "One Billion Astronauts" comments to start rolling in now.
-Vel
I know that they have a licensed the CSS stuff, assuming that this story is true (salt taken), what are the chances of them producing a DVD player for Linux?
Is it paranoid to think that if they produced one (closed source, of course) that it could be detrimental to the DeCSS case? After all, there would now exist a DVD player for the community and all those claims about "we just wanted to play DVDs on Linux" may not be as important anymore. Especially when they could play on that bitterness that exists in this community towards MS.
Wouldn't that be ironic? "Well, you said all you wanted was to play your DVDs on Linux so here is the software player from Microsoft! Use it to your heart's content and don't forget the click-thru agreement!"
Of course, I know that not everyone here is an MS basher. But for a lot of people, being presented this type of option is one heck of a pride swallower.
Disclaimer: This is pure speculation at best mixed with a little FUD. But it is an idea to kick around, snicker at, or even come up with a good list of reasons why it would never happen.
-Veldrane
I am going to get sooo swatted for this... >;)
How do you know she's interested in marrying a male? If she married a female would her spouse still be her husband?
-Vel
Some people are just paranoid about logging in.
Maybe they have a right to be.
Its nice to know that people like this are living in Minnesota. :) but I feel that Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul more precisely) will grow into a very influential hub for IT and OSS.
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Call me crazy (as many do
Admittedly, temps smaller than the # of inches in snow isn't exactly an appealing place to live as opposed to Sunny southern California but there are a few good points. Besides, the cold weather just removes another distraction so we can better concentrate on coding.
1) Plenty of room for growth.
2) Decent cost of living.
3) Great environment for education and learning.
3) Scandinavian friendly. (hint hint, Linus...
4) Plenty of beaches. (10,000 lakes...go figure)
5) We're centrally located with acceptable flytime to east/west coast and driving distance to Chicago/Geek compound.
6) We get along well with Canadians. (who doesn't)
7) Quickly growing IT resources/careers in the state.
8) A governor who says what he means and means what he says. (Like Jim said..."Save us!"
9) Birthplace of Mystery Science Theater!
Of course, one way to agitate a *lot* of Minnesotans would be to wrongfully lock up a 16-year old Norwegian as a corporate scapegoat.
I was going to post as AC but I guess I can lose a little karma. >;)
-Veldrane
Bug Note: I am submitting this as plain old text and a "less than sign" truncated my post. Grrr....it isn't still looking for tags, is it? I guess the quick hack for that is to just use the preview button.